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The History Of Wedding Cakes

A wedding cake in the U.S. is traditionally served to guests at a wedding reception. In parts of England it may be served at a wedding breakfast. In Western culture, it is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated icing, usually over a layer of marzipan or fondant.

Achieving a dense, strong cake that can support the decorations while remaining edible can be considered the epitome of the baker’s art and skill.

The modern wedding cake was first inspired by this church steeple in London and it’s far from being a the modern wedding cake paste frosting used on many wedding cakes wasinvented in 1888. In 1902 the pillars used to support thetiers of the layer cake were developed.

Wedding cake toppers are small models that sit on top of the cake that normally represent a bride and groom in formal wedding attire. This custom was dominant in U.S. wedding in the 1950s where it represented the concept of togetherness. Wedding toppers today are often figures that show shared hobbies or other passions if used at all.

Another trend is “WeddingCupcakes.” They imitate the tiers ofa wedding cake, the cupcakes are on a stand and decorated in the wedding colors.

In Britain and Ireland a cup might be called a fairy cake because of its fairy-likewings.

Gourmetcupcakes are larger and filled cupcakes, based around a variety of flavorthemes, such as Tiramisu orCappuccino.

Every bride and groom deserves awedding cake or a wedding cupcake,from white tiers dripping down with sugaredblooms to chocolate layers topped withfruit. Now days brides can watch Bakers likethe “Cake Boss” which is a reality series onTLC to get ideas. This is the first generationof brides to be able to do this.

In the lastthree years you couldn’t turn the channelwithout landing on one of these sugar-soaked shows. ” Cake Boss”is arguable the most successful and highest rated of the bunch. Now seen in 180 countries, it has achieved near cult status, attracting visitors from Hoboken ,N.J.‘ from as far away asJapan. What’s a Bride to do these days so many cakes and so little time?